Comprehensive Plan

Over a year ago, the DC Council held a marathon hearing in which more than 250 people signed up to testify about whether and how the Comprehensive (Comp) Plan, a high-level guideline for how and where the city should develop, should be…

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 14, 2019 CONTACT: Mekdy Alemayehu (DCOP) Bowser Administration Asks Residents to Provide Feedback on DC Values Survey Asks Residents About Accessibility, Diversity, Equity,…

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has for months talked up her plan to see the District add 36,000 new homes by 2025 — and she could be willing to touch a political third rail to meet that goal.

As the DC Council anticipates revisiting the Comprehensive Plan to add clarity to the development process in the city, a new bill would make the process more inclusive.

Using resident feedback, officials are hoping to distill “values” for the city’s Comprehensive Plan for growth

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson said Monday that a long-delayed bill to amend the critical introductory chapter of the District's comprehensive plan is back on his radar, saying it's a "high priority" that will provide clarity for…

The hundreds of people who testified to the D.C. Council in March on the District's long-term development plan were not enough to sway the council to prioritize the issue and move forward with it this year.  

Urban planning nerds who are anxious to see what local lawmakers are going to do to the District’s Comprehensive Plan for development and growth will have to wait a little longer.

It’s been almost seven months since the epic spring hearing on the DC Comprehensive Plan, a planning and land use document that guides how the city will grow for years to come. Yesterday, October 16 the DC Office of Planning (OP) released…

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson plans to revise a bill that amends a key chapter in the city's comprehensive plan with language to establish affordable housing as a priority and provide clarity on how the Zoning Commission can…